SB 723 is sponsored by Jay Costa (Democratic), Folmer, Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Sharif Street (Democratic), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), and Mensch.

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Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 723 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, further providing for courses of study.

Last action September 25, 2019 — Referred to EDUCATION

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In plain language

The bill allows personal finance courses to count towards certain high school graduation requirements.

Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, students can apply credits from personal finance courses to satisfy specific graduation requirements. Schools have discretion on how these credits are applied.

What this means for you

Students: This means students can earn credits towards graduation by taking personal finance courses.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 723 has made a key change by specifying that a student can only use one credit from certain courses to meet their math requirement for graduation. This amendment helps ensure that students are taking a diverse range of courses rather than relying too heavily on a single class to fulfill graduation criteria. This matters because it aims to promote a more well-rounded education and encourages students to engage with multiple subjects.

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~~PRIOR~~ PRINTER'S NO.

PRINTER'S NO.

893 ~~PRINTER'S~~ ~~NO.~~

893 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.

~~944~~ ~~THE~~ ~~GENERAL~~ ~~ASSEMBLY~~ OF ~~PENNSYLVANIA~~ ~~SENATE~~ ~~BILL~~ ~~Session~~ of ~~No.~~

723 2019 INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, STREET, FOLMER, LANGERHOLC AND MENSCH, JUNE 6, 2019 REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 6, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

723 2019 INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, STREET, FOLMER, LANGERHOLC, MENSCH AND COSTA, JUNE 6, 2019 SENATOR LANGERHOLC, EDUCATION, AS AMENDED, JUNE 11, 2019 AN ACT Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

Section 1605 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a subsection ~~SUBSECTIONS~~ to read:

Section 1605 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a subsection to read:

~~<--~~ Section 1605.

Section 1605.

~~(E) A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO APPLY MORE THAN ONE <-- CREDIT EARNED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (C) AND (D) TO SATISFY THE STUDENT'S MATHEMATICS CREDIT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION.~~

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Amendments

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Action History

September 25, 2019
Referred to EDUCATION
September 23, 2019
Third consideration and final passage
June 25, 2019
Re-reported as committed
June 12, 2019
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
June 12, 2019
Second consideration
June 11, 2019
First consideration
June 11, 2019
PN 0944 Reported as amended
June 06, 2019
PN 0893 Referred to EDUCATION

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 247 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Daniel Laughlin Republican

Co-sponsors (5)

Jay Costa Democratic
Folmer
Sharif Street Democratic
Wayne Langerholc Republican
Mensch

Not signed on (247)

247 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

September 23, 2019

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	17	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	19	0	0	0
Democratic	13	0	0	0
Total	49	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (49)

Member	Party	Vote
AUMENT	—	Yea
BLAKE	—	Yea
BREWSTER	—	Yea
BROWNE	—	Yea
CORMAN	—	Yea
DINNIMAN	—	Yea
DISANTO	—	Yea
FARNESE	—	Yea
GORDNER	—	Yea
IOVINO	—	Yea
KILLION	—	Yea
LEACH	—	Yea
MENSCH	—	Yea
REGAN	—	Yea
SABATINA	—	Yea
SCARNATI	—	Yea
SCAVELLO	—	Yea
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY H	—	Yea
YUDICHAK	—	Yea
Art Haywood	Democratic	Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione	Democratic	Yea
Jay Costa	Democratic	Yea
Judith L. Schwank	Democratic	Yea
Katie J. Muth	Democratic	Yea
Lindsey M. Williams	Democratic	Yea
Lisa M. Boscola	Democratic	Yea
Maria Collett	Democratic	Yea
Sharif Street	Democratic	Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero	Democratic	Yea
Timothy P. Kearney	Democratic	Yea
Vincent J. Hughes	Democratic	Yea
Wayne D. Fontana	Democratic	Yea
Camera Bartolotta	Republican	Yea
Daniel Laughlin	Republican	Yea
David G. Argall	Republican	Yea
Doug Mastriano	Republican	Yea
Elder A. Vogel	Republican	Yea
Gene Yaw	Republican	Yea
Joe Pittman	Republican	Yea
Judy Ward	Republican	Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson	Republican	Yea
Kim L. Ward	Republican	Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill	Republican	Yea
Lisa Baker	Republican	Yea
Michele Brooks	Republican	Yea
Patrick J. Stefano	Republican	Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson	Republican	Yea
Scott Martin	Republican	Yea
Wayne Langerholc	Republican	Yea

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Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

June 25, 2019

Passed 24 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	9	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	8	0	0	0
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Total	24	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (24)

Member	Party	Vote
BLAKE	—	Yea
KILLION	—	Yea
LEACH	—	Yea
MENSCH	—	Yea
SCAVELLO	—	Yea
BROWNE	—	Yea
CORMAN	—	Yea
SCARNATI	—	Yea
Art Haywood	Democratic	Yea
Jay Costa	Democratic	Yea
Judith L. Schwank	Democratic	Yea
Maria Collett	Democratic	Yea
Sharif Street	Democratic	Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero	Democratic	Yea
Vincent J. Hughes	Democratic	Yea
Daniel Laughlin	Republican	Yea
David G. Argall	Republican	Yea
Elder A. Vogel	Republican	Yea
Gene Yaw	Republican	Yea
Joe Pittman	Republican	Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill	Republican	Yea
Patrick J. Stefano	Republican	Yea
Scott Martin	Republican	Yea
Wayne Langerholc	Republican	Yea

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Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Amended

June 11, 2019

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	11	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
AUMENT	—	Yea
BREWSTER	—	Yea
BROWNE	—	Yea
DISANTO	—	Yea
DINNIMAN	—	Yea
FOLMER	—	Yea
LEACH	—	Yea
SCARNATI	—	Yea
Lindsey M. Williams	Democratic	Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson	Republican	Yea
Wayne Langerholc	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

education

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 723?: SB 723 is sponsored by Jay Costa (Democratic), Folmer, Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Sharif Street (Democratic), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), and Mensch.
What is the current status of SB 723?: This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 723?: Track SB 723 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: SB 723
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: June 06, 2019
Status: Passed Senate
Prime sponsor: Daniel Laughlin

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SB 723 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, further providing for courses of study.

In plain language

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

Amendments

Action History

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (247)

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

Committee vote (EDUCATION): Reported as Amended

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